City of Bloomington

If you see a bunch of people in military garb in Bloomington on Saturday, it's only a drill: The Illinois Army National Guard is doing a full-uniform training exercise on Constitution Trail on Saturday morning, Nov. 1.

McLean County government has offered an olive branch in its response to notice of default from the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal in a protracted dispute over shared sales tax money.

Members of the city's two-year special commission compiling gun violence solutions say ongoing work is needed.

Demolition began Tuesday on the Front N Center building in Downtown Bloomington. The property will initially become a parking lot, with hopes for redevelopment later.

A little more than two years after its creation, a Bloomington city commission has presented a final report of recommendations for improving community safety and reducing gun violence.

The Public Safety and Community Relations Board's oversight of Bloomington Police complaints has proven to some to be a long, clunky process. A victims' rights organization suggests reforming it.

Mayor Dan Brady says he does not think a close city council vote to dedicate grocery sales tax money to infrastructure came about because of inconsistent messaging.

All revenue generated by the City of Bloomington’s local grocery tax that goes into effect next year will be used to pay for infrastructure improvements.

Another approved use of money is to replace an aging electronic record management system that integrates information for the courts, law enforcement, and other McLean County stakeholders. There has been a lot of unhappiness about that project too.

When the state rollback of the locally shared grocery tax first passed, then-Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said he believed there was no appetite on the Bloomington City Council to impose a local tax. Though the vote was still split, the council passed the tax this week.